181.

Mercury at greatest elongation east Mercury is bright and well placed in the evening sky. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 at 12:26 EDT (165 days ago) in Sagittarius

182.

Pheonicid meteor shower 2023 The Pheonicid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 02 Dec 2023 (167 days ago) in Phoenix

183.

The Hyades cluster is well placed The Hyades open star cluster (Collinder 50; mag 1.0) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 (171 days ago) in Taurus

184.

November Orionid meteor shower 2023 The November Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 (171 days ago) in Orion

185.

Lunar occultation of Beta Tauri The Moon will pass in front of Beta Tauri (Elnath), creating a lunar occultation visible from Australia. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 12:54 EDT (171 days ago) in Taurus

186.

Venus at perihelion Venus passes its orbit's closest point to the Sun. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 at 04:36 EDT (171 days ago) in Virgo

187.

Full Moon The Moon reaches full phase and is visible for much of the night. Mon, 27 Nov 2023 at 04:16 EDT (172 days ago) in Taurus

188.

Close approach of the Moon and M45 The Moon and M45 pass close to each other. Sun, 26 Nov 2023 at 20:21 EDT (173 days ago) in Taurus

189.

The Moon at aphelion The Moon recedes to its orbit's furthest point from the Sun, which happens each month around the time of full moon. Sat, 25 Nov 2023 at 18:49 EDT (174 days ago) in Aries

190.

Conjunction of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°46'. Sat, 25 Nov 2023 at 06:14 EDT (174 days ago) in Aries

191.

Close approach of the Moon and Jupiter The Moon and Jupiter pass close to each other. Sat, 25 Nov 2023 at 04:19 EDT (174 days ago) in Aries

192.

α-Monocerotid meteor shower 2023 The α-Monocerotid meteor shower reaches its peak. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 (177 days ago) in Canis Minor

193.

The Moon at perigee The Moon makes its monthly closest approach to the Earth, making it appear fractionally larger than at other times of the month. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 at 16:01 EDT (178 days ago) in Aquarius

194.

1 Ceres at solar conjunction 1 Ceres is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 at 00:00 EDT (178 days ago) in Libra

195.

Close approach of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn pass close to each other. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 at 10:58 EDT (179 days ago) in Aquarius

196.

Conjunction of the Moon and Saturn The Moon and Saturn share the same right ascension, at a separation of 2°43'. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 at 09:06 EDT (179 days ago) in Aquarius

197.

Moon at First Quarter The Moon reaches first quarter phase – appearing high in the sky at sunset and setting in the west at around midnight. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 at 05:50 EDT (179 days ago) in Aquarius

198.

The Pleiades cluster is well placed The Pleiades open star cluster (M45; mag 1.3) in Taurus culminates at around midnight local time. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 (181 days ago) in Taurus

199.

Leonid meteor shower 2023 The Leonid meteor shower reaches its peak. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 (181 days ago) in Leo

200.

Mars at solar conjunction Mars is unobservable as it passes around the far side of the Sun – marking the end of one apparition and the beginning of the next. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 at 00:14 EDT (181 days ago) in Libra